Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies
Film2020131 min

Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies

Taste attributes: documentarysexunsavouryheavyrealisticlineargrittyenclosedsocial commentary

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Boxlist takeGrounded and small-scale: a dark documentary. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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7.0 /10

TMDB · 25 votes

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Synopsis

The definitive documentary on the history of nudity in feature films from the early silent days to the present, studying the changes in morality that led to the use of nudity in films while emphasizing the political, sociological and artistic changes that shaped that history. Skin will also study the gender inequality in presenting nude images in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has created nude gender equality in feature films today.

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Taste Attributes

social commentary

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Malcolm McDowellShannon ElizabethSean YoungTraci LordsMarilyn Monroe

Details

Genre
Documentary
Year
2020
Runtime
131 min
Status
Released
Studio
Plausible Films
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